The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-11-17
"a THREE-TINTE WINNER
HAS HANLAN LOST HIS GRIP?-PHILosopH-
ICAL TRAINING DEMANDED.

The defeat of Ned Hanlan by Teem-
er at Toronto in August indicates the
lend of the glory" of the doughty cham
pion.
He has sustained his record with adj
mlrable pluck and success, but the ire
mendous strain of years of training must
certainly some day find its limit.
ApropOs OF this we recall the following
interesting "Reminiscences OF aquatic an
nels:
On fine bright day in August, 1871,
an excited multitude OF 1900 to 10000
persons lined the shore OF the beautiful
kenebecassis, near ST. John, \. B., at
tracted by a four-oared race between the
famous Paris crew OF that city and a
picked English crew for 5000 and the
championship of the world. Wallace
Ross, the present renowned oarsman,
pulled stroke for the Blue Nose crew,
and Jim" Renforth, champion sculler
and swimmer of England and of the
world. was stroke in the English shell.
Excitement was at fever heat.
But three hundred yards of the course
had been covered when the Enghshmen
noticed that their rivals were creeping
away.
Give us dozen, JIM" said the veteran
Harry Kelley, eX-champion of England,
who was pulling No. oar.
Il can't, boys, I'm DONE" said Rem
forth, and with these words he fell for
ward, an inanimate heap in the boat.
He has been poisoned by book-mak-
ers," was the cry, and belief.
Everything that science and skill could
suggest for his restoration was tried; but
after terrible struggles of agony, the
strong man, the flower OF the athletes
and pride of his countrymen, passed
away.
The stomach was analysed but no sign
or trace of poison could be found therein,
though general examination showed a
very strange condition of the blood and
the hfe-giving and the health-preserving
organs caused by years of unwise train
ing. While the muscular development
was perfect the heart and kidneys were
badly congested.
The whole system was, therefore, in
Just that state when the most simple de-
parture from ordinary living and exertion
was of momentous consequence. His
wonderful strength only made his dying
paroxysms more dreadful and the fatality
more certain.
Hanlan Is now in Australia. Beach,
champion of that country, is a powerful
fellow. who probably understands the
liability of athletes to death from over
training, the effect thereof being very Sc
rious on the heart, blood and kidneys, as
shown by poor Renforth's sudden death.
Within the past three years he has
taken particular care of himself, and
when training, always reinforces the kid
neys and prevents blood congestion in
them and the consequent ill-effect on the
health by using Warmers safe cure, the
sportsman's universal favorite and says
he rs astonished at the great benefit"
Harry Wyatt. the celebrated English
trainer of athletes. who continues him
self to be one of the finest of specimens
of manhood and one of the most success
full trainers, writes over his own sigma
ture to the English Sporting Life, Sep
TENDER 9Th, saying: Il consider War
ner's safe cure invaluable for all training
purposes and outdoor exercise. / have
been in the habit of using it. for a long
time. [ am satisfied that it pulled me
through when nothing else would, and it
is always three-time winnerr
Beach's and Wyatt's method Of train
ing is sound and should be followed by
all.